Machine for applying plastic or adhesive material.



0. ASHTGN. MACHINE PORPPYING PLASTIG 0B ADHESIVE MATERIAL.

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Iz'AGHINE POE AEPLZING PLASTIC OE ADHESIVE l.f\.TERIAL.

APFLICATIOH FILED FEB. 8. 1905.

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UNrrnD sfrnwnnr onirica ORREAL ASHTON, OF LAWRENCE MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED' SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY', A CORPORATION OF NEW MACHINE FOR-APPLYING PLASTIC v013, ADHESIVE MATERIAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1909.

Application led February S, 1905. Serial No. 244.764.

T 0 all who-m it may concern.

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This invention relates to machines for ap- )l incr lastic or adhesive material to stock e P and particularly to machines designed to be employed in applying gum in connection with the forming of box toes of boots or shoes.A lt'is a common practice in the manufacture of certain grades of shoes tol `form the box toe7 or stiitened toe of the shoe upper by applying to the stock between two thicknesses of the upper'material, immediately before the shoe is lasted, a

.coating or layercf pasty or plastic material known commercially as box toe gum Usually also a suitably shaped piece of absorbent sheet material, called the box, is applied to the coated surface; When the shoe is llasted the several layers of the upper material are drawn into intimate contact as the toe of the shoe is 'conformed to the shape of the last and the gum hardens as il sets or dries and thus' forms with the upper materials'and box astitfened or boX toe. Heretoore `the gnn'i has .been applied by means ot' a hand brush or dauber While the work was supported olla table, and in practice the gum Was iinperfectly spread and. the quantity used on different slices was not the saine, although an excessive amount was commonly applied. This caused imper t'eet wcrkas ivell as a waste of gum, and frewas supported While thegrm Was'being applied. The machine herein shown as embodying my invention is constructed and arranged to apply and spread the gum upon the Work in uniform quantities and lWithout any .face ofthe Work. f

An'important feature of the presentinvention consists in a maehine comprising means for holding box toe gum and means for presenting the gum in regulated quantities to the Work or in position to be applied to the work. In the embodiment of the invention herein shown the gum presenter is actuated to present at each ,operation a uniform quantity of gum and preferably means is provided for varying the quantity of gum thus presented. In' the illustrated form of the invention the gum presenter has airextended surface comprisinr. gtlie periphery of a rotatable brush and th re'pnter is actuated intermittently by turning it to bring into position' for engagement with the Work a loaded portion of a length equal to the length of the portion presented for application to thework at each operation may be predetermined. As herein shown, the Work is held in the hands of the operator and the surface to be coated -is pressed against the gum-loaded portion of the presenter and drawn across said portion to Wipe the gum on the Werkt and to spread it evenly over the entire surface being treated. It is of course obvious that the Work might be sustained by any con` venient form of Work-support and also that any desired relative movements might be imparted to the work and presenter for causing the gum to be properly applied. Means are preferablyv provided for varying .the distance through which the presenter shall be moved at each operation and thereby increasing or diminishing according t-o the size of the surface to be coated the len'tlr of the loaded portion of the presenter which Will be exposed.

A further feature ot the invention consists in improved means for delivering vthe box toe gum from the holder to the' pre- Senter. The construction of delivering means herein .shown includes s transfer.'l

consistency that it does ring wheel mounted to rotate in a ehami is a sectional view of the gum presenter,

ber or pocket which communicates with the lower portion ot' the gum holder, said transferring wheel being arranged to deliver the gum to the peripheryof the pre- Senter. An adjustable gate is provided-for controlling the quantity of gum delivered to the presenter. The presenter is preferably a brush, as has been suggested, which in the contemplated use of the machine in the box toe gumming operation has the advantage that it carries a considerable quan@ tity of gum in the bristles which is given up as the work is drawn transversely across the brush. A roll or wheel may of course be usedinstead of a brush if desired and in the event that a roll is desired the presenter may be omitted frolntlie illustrated embodiment of the invention as a separate element and the gum or adhesive may be taken directly from the transferring wheel by the Work. When the machine is so used the wheel serves as a presenter and the Walls of the chamber guard from engagement by the Work the adhesive on the portion of thepperiphery of the Wheel covered by them and the walls adjacent to the delivery opening form a guide for aiding the operator to present the work in such manner as to get the. required quantity of desired location on the Work. Preferably the operating means for the gum presenter and transferring wheel when both are employed is arranged to turn these members in opposite directions, whereby the presenter removes the gum from the transferring wheel by a wiping action. This wiping action by which the gum is taken from the transferringwheel and distributed over the eriphery of the presenter may be increased,

y imparting to the presenter ay greater surface speed than that of the transferring Wheel. This is e'ected, as shown, by employinfr a presenter of larger diameter than that of? the transferring wheel. The means for delivering the box toe gum from the gum holder to the presenter also preferably includes feeding means constructed and arranged to force the gum into the chamber or pocket and against the transferring wheel so that although the gum may be of Such not flow readily it Will be fed to the transferring wheel With certainty and a continuous supply delivered to the presenter.

Other features of the' invention, including details of construction and combinations of parts, will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

Figure l is a side elevation of a machine embodying the invention in a preferred form. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of the upper portion of the machine, portions being broken away. Bis a rear view of the upper portion of t e machine. idig. 4

adhesive in thev tains. a pa wl illustrating` the means by which it is secured to its shaft. tir convenient' removal. Fig. a detail view showing in perspective a portion of the gum holder. the transferring wheel. and the feeder. llig.. is a detail ot parts hereinafter described.

'lhe machine comprises a iframe l. formed nto rest on a Hoor and having an overhanging arm to which is attached a bracket L) for sustaining the `gum holder. The gum holder is shown as a tank or reservoir l having a removable cover and provided with a chamber or pocket (l depending from its lower side, as illustrated most clearly in Figs. l and The chamber or pocket has a sloty in its bottom or floor and a gum transferring wheel S is arranged in the chamber or pocket, the wheel being of such a` diameter as nearly to till the chamber or pocket and extend upwardly into the tank t and downwardly through the slot in the floor of the chamber. The transferring wheel is mounted on a shaft 9 which turns in bearings formed in the bracket 2- and in the walls of the chamber or pocket G, and in the operation of the machine, as hereinafter explained, the transferring wheel is turned for carrying gum from the tank or the chamber downwardly toward and on the periphery senter 10, which is herein shown as a circu lar brush mounted to turn upon a stud 12 which projects forwardly from the frame of the machine, shown most clearly in Fig. l. The gum presenter is arranged to be rotated and to this end the stud 12 supports 'a sleeve 14, the outer end of which is provided with a shoulder 16 formed to engage in a correspondingly-shaped notch 1S in the rear end of the hub of the presenter. The presenter is removably held in position upon the stud 'by a latch Qi pivoted eeeentrieally on the presenter and adapted to engage in an annular groove in the outer end of the stud l2, said latch being held in the position to which it may be adjusted by frictional contact with the face of the presenter. The sleeve ,Il has formed upon it or secured to it which is connected b v means of an intermediate gear 22 with a pinion 24 secured on the shaft t). The shaft 9 carries on its rear end a ratchet wheel 2G. A pawl carrier 30 is loosely supported upon the shaft fl and sus- 232 which is The. pawl car of a gum pre-v a pinion 2()A acted upon by aspring 3l to hold 1t normally in engagement tation of the ratchet wheel 2 inv the direceither side'of the lower portion o iis 'tion of the arrow thereonv in Fig. 8, and this will cause rotation of the transferringwheel 8 and the gum presenter l0 in the direction' iiidictedhy the arrows on these parts in Fig. 2. Preferably the link t2 is not positively connected to the arm 44 of the foot lever but extends loosely through an opening Vin said lever, as shown in Fig. 1, and is surrounded between said lever and a stop nut' 46 bya spring 48 through which thevpower is yieldingly transmitted forV actuating the transferring wheel .and presenter, as above described.' As herein shown, a spring 50 encircles the shaft 9,. having'one end fixed in the bracket 2 and the othervend secured to the pau'l -carrier 30. The spring is arranged to he compressed when 'the pawl carrier is moved downwardly for advancing the transferring wheel and gum presenter and by its expansion to 'lift the pawl carrier when pressure is removed from Athe foot lover, the pawl.V of course. moving freely over the ratchet during this u ward movement of the carrier. The severa parts are constructed and arranged to present a clear space upon the gum presenter, as shown in Fig. 1, whereby the work maybe positioned with relation to the presenter as therein shown and wi ed'tra-nsverscly across the lower face o the presenterfor longitudinally of its axis, to take otl" the gum and spread it over'the surface to he coated. 1

The commercial box toe gum is of such consistency that it Ydoes not readily flow by graVi-tyand I bava/therefore, provided means f or feeding the gumfrom the tank and downwardly extending arms fand 4wings 56 joining the lower ends of the ar s and extending radially with relation tofa collar 58. The collar 5S surrounds a sleeve 60 which is secured to or formed integral with the bottom of the tank 4 and constitutes a bearing for the vertical shaft 52. The side arms 54 are preferably arranged to travell in close ,proximity to thc side walls of the tank to-eiiahle them to scrape the gum from the walls and facilitate its movement toward the bottom of the' tank. l.The side arms also serve to stir, the gum and keepit of uniform consistency. The feeder is sustained at such anelevation that the lower edges ofv the wings 56 are positioned close to the bottom of the tank. The wings are inclined in the direction of their width 'tory feed or press the gum into the chamber andkeep the chamber filled. As heretofore stated, the transferringv wheel projects upwardly .ito the tank a slight distance, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, and the wings 56 .are

notched or cut away, as shown at 62, to

enable them to pass over the transferri wheel; Thenotches 62 are of such widt that the side walls thereof will just clear the sides of the transferring wheel as the wings` pass over the wheel. Y y

' 4When the'machinej is used for applying other material or adhesive than the described gum the described stirring means vorchamber or pocket 6 is of a width but'slightly in excess of the width of the transferring Wheel 8 so that the side walls of the opening that part of the side portions of the transferring wheel vwhich opening, thus preventmg an accumulation or hardening of gum on the sides of the/ wheel. The rear Wall of the said opening may, if desired, be arranged as shown in close proximity to the eriphery of the transferring wheel, Where y it will act as a projects through the i V constitute means for scraping the gum from l scraper to prevent the hardening or caking of fguxn on the periphery of the wheel. The front wall of the opening is spaced from the periphery of the transferring wheel a distance to permit said periphery to carry out' of the chamber or pocket 6 a considerable .quantity of gum andthe amount ofgum which in practice will be carried is regu lated by'an adjustable gate 70, which may also be employed for closing the opening entirely .when the machine is not in use. It will be4 noted by reference to Fig. 2 that the gate is varranged in close proximity to the periphery oi the presenter and constitutes a means for adjustably regulatin the amount of 'gum normally carried on .t e periphery of the' resenter. y -When t e machine is allowed to stand idle for some time with the gate 70 open that gum will flow through the opening in the bottomof the` chamber or poc et 6 analcol- It may sometimes occur A lectin a lump or mass on the adjacent porf tion of the periphery of the presenter. In 1 such an event the presenter would b e likely toI deliver ain excessive quantity of gum inon'e place when the machine 'was' started. To'avoid'such a difficulty the machine shown is provided with means, shown as a toothed member 71, adapted to spread or distribute over the periphery of thc presenter any abnormal accumulation ofv gum which may find its Way 'on the presenter.. The toothed distributer spreads the accumulated gum over an extended area of the presenter without causing the gum to load upon it as might Yoccur with a.; smooth edged scraper such as is sometimes used for distributing cement and other material.

lf it isdesired to take the gum or ad hesive directly from the transferring wheel 8, as has been suggested, the stud 12 with the brush lO and the driving parts, also carried by the stud, are readily removed from the machine by loosening the set screw shown in Fig. l which holds said stud in the machine head. The work will then be presented as will be plain from Fig. 2 di-' presenter, by means of thel foot lever 45.

.Each advance movement of the gum presenter takes place in the direction of the arrow thereon in Fig. 3 and brings to the lower side of the presenter a portion thereof loaded with gum. said portion in practice being` of a length'approximately the same as the length of the portion of work to be coated with the gum. pres-ws the work iuawardly against the loaded portion of the periphery of' the piesenler and draws the work across the presenter to Ispread the gum uniformly7 over the surface being treated. The mechanism is then actuated lo bring another loaded portion ot the presenter into position for the gun' to he applied to another piece ol' work. 'Vlhe `am can tuus be very rapidly and :n-cln'atcly applied to the work fori the presenter may be advanced by means of the foot lever while the operator is picking up the piece of work to be treated, and the presenter will then be at rest when the nork is pressed against it so that. the operator may'accurately position the work, with relation to the gum-loaded Surface Of the presenter and so insure the-application of the gum to precisely the desined portion of the work. For the purpose of varying according to the length otlhefpiece of'work the extent ol the advance movement of the presenter, and therefore the length of the loaded portion of the presenter which will be exposed at. each operation. means is provided for limiting the backward stroke of the pziwl carrier. lAs herein shown. this limiting means comprises an adjustable lstop carrier mounted ona stud TS projecting from the frame of the machine, said carrier heilig provided withA a plurality of. stop faces 76 of different lengths adapted lto be engaged by the upper face of the lever 38 The operator tlienl beforel described. By adjusting the stop carrier to bring one or another of said stops into position to be engaged by the lever in the. upwardt lstroke of the pawl carrier the extent of the advance movement of the gum pl'esenter may be accurately regulated. The sto `i carrier is mounted to turn freely and to slide longitudii'ially on its pivot stud 78 and said pivot stud is provided with a stop 8O adapted to engage in one or another of a plurality of notches 82 in the outer face of the stop carrier. A spring 84 surrounds the pivot stud, as shown in Fig. 3, and normally holds the stop carrier pressed outwardly with the stop 8U located in one or another of the notches 82. [n order to prevent the possibility of the gum presenter turning backwardly from any cause, as, for instance, if the work is wiped along the surface of the presenter in the direction of the length of its periphery instead of transversely across it: for spreading gum upon the work, means may be provided for locking the ratchet wheel Q6 against reverse movement. A convenient form of means herein shown for this purpose comprises a locking pawl 86 having a weighted arm which holds the pawl normally out of engagementv with the ratchet wheel.,and a stud 88 is mounted on the pa wl carrier 30 in position to engage the locking pawl and force it into Contact with the ratchet at the time when the downward stroke of the pawl carrier for advancing the presenter has been completed. The spring 48, through which the advance movement of the parts is yieldingly effected, enables the movement of the foot lever to be completed without danger of causing the locking pawl to strip teeth from the ratchet.

It. is important to prevent the gum from hardening or setting on thc presenter during times when the machine is idle for a considerable period, as, for example, during the night. It is the practice, therefore, to remove the presenter from its stud or axle 1i. 'and place it in water when it is not in use. A convenient receptacle for this purpose comprises a suitably shaped pan S7 removably secured upon a bracket 89 on the machine frame. the pan being located so that it may receive any drippings of gum which may fall from the transferring wheel or other parts when the presenter is re* moved. lt is also important torprevent. thc v `gum from hardening or settingl upon the exposed face of the transferring wheel and in the spaces between the wheel and the bottom of the chamber or pocket when the machine is idle. and to this end the presentl machine is formed with a flange 90 ou the lower portion of the walls of the chamber 6, said flange being provided with notches 92.' A basin 94 having on its inner side walls lugs 96 is adapted to receive the lower end of the chamber 6, the lugsI being passed upwardly through the notches 92 and resting 'uponthe flange 90 when the basin is shifted slightly in thedirection of'its length. The

basin may contain Water or other liquid by which the gum in the lower end of the chamber and on the adjacent parts maybe kept from drying.

While the invention is herein shown and described a's embodied in amachine particu. larly adapted for use in applying box toe gum to shoes, 'it isobvious that the invention is not limited to the construction and uses described, but may be embodied inv other forms, of machines and employed for many other purposes. Preferably the machine is equipped as herein illust-rated with means for manually ,actuatingv the presenter to 'bring the gumcarried by it into position to be applied to the work and is then left at rest whilethe gum is taken olf by the work;

but if desired automatically operated means may be employed for actuating the pre- Senter.

Having fully described my invention, yI

257 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for holding gum, of a'pre'senter, means for actuating the presenter to deliver gum once for each piece of lWork to be coated, and means for regulating the whole quantity of gum delivered by the presenter at each operation into position to e applied to the work.

. 2. In a machine of the class described, the combination Ilwith means for holding gum, of a presenter for delivering gum intermittently in regulated quantities into position to be applied to` the work, means for varying ofthe quantity of gul@ carried' by the pre- Senter, and means for actuating the pre- Senter.4

3. In' a machine of the class described, the

combination with means for holding gum, of a presenter, means for actuating the prev senter to deliver gum in regulated quantities lthe holder and carry it into position to beapplied to the Work, and means for actuating the presenter to deliver the gum int-ermittently.

5. In a machine ofthe class described, the

combination with means for holding'gum,

of a gum presenter arranged to receive gum from the holder, and means for advancin the present-er step by step to bring loaded ortions' thereof successively into OStion B5 or the gum .to be appliedto the wor 6. In a machine of the class described, the

combination with means for holding gum,

of a rotatable brush arranged to receive gum senter, means for actuating the presenter to deliver the gum in position to be applied to thework, and means for adjustably determining the whole quantity of gum delivered by the' presenter at each o eration.

8. In a machine of the c ass described, the combination with means for holding gum, of a gum resenter, means for transferring the gum rom the holding means to the presenter, means for spreadingv the gum .on

the periphery of the presentermeans for..

actuating the presenter to deliver the gum lin position to be applied to the Work, and means for regulating the whole quant-ity of gum delivered by the presenter at each operation.

9. In a machine of the class described, a

1gum holder, a gum presenter, and mechan.` ism-for advancing the presenter to deliver gum in position to be taken from it by lthe work, said machine having provision for securing the 'presenter against forward and backward movement While gum is being removed therefrom.

the gum from the holding means to the prej -10. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with meansffor holding um, of a gum presenter, a rotatable transerring Wheel for carrying gum from the holder to the presenter, means for actuating the transferring wheel, and means for actuating the presenter in the direction and 4at a greater surface speed than that of the transferring Wheel whereby the gum wiped from the transferring wheel and distributed over the periphery of the presenter.

-11. In a nvachme ofthe clas's described, the combination with means for holding gum,

of a gum presenter, means for adjustablym .Y regulating the Whole quantity of gumdelivered by the presenter at each operation,v a transferrer, means to actuate the transferrer for delivering gum to the presenter, and means forforcing the gum against the transferrer. i

12. In a machine of the class described.,

the-combination with means for holding gum, of a transferring Wheel, means for turning the transferring wheel, and means -Operated when the transferring wheel ,1s loperated for forcing the periphery of the Wheel.

A Inachme of the class described, comprising a gum holder, a. gum presenter,

gum against the i means for intermittently advancing the gum the combination with means for holding gum, said means Comprising a reservoir and a relatively small chamber communicating therewith, of a transferring wheel mounted in said chamber, means forforcing the gum 'into the chamber, and means for actuating the transferring wlieel to deliver gum.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for holding gum, of a gum presenter, a transferrer for delivering gum from the holder to the presenter, a rotary feeder mounted in thevholder and provided with members extending for- Wardy and downwardly with relation to the direction of its rotation, and means for actuating the feeder' to stir the gum and press it against the transferier.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination With means for holding gum, of a sleeve secured to the floor of the holder, a shaft 'rotatable .in said sleeve, and a stirrer suspended from the upper ortion of the shaft to be rotated thereby, said stirrer having a bearing on the lower portion of said sleeve.

17. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for holding gum, of a presenter, a manually controlled lever, and operative connections between said lever and presenter whereby the presenter ma be actuated at the will of the operator to eliver gum into position to be applied to the work.

18. In a machine of. the class described, the combination with means for holding gum, of a presenter, a manually controlled lever, operative connections between said lever and presenter, and adjusting means for determining the extent of movement imparted to the presenter whereby the presenter may b e actuated at the will of the operator for delivering measured quantities of gum into position to be applied to the Work. v

19. In a machine of the class described, the combination with `means for holding um, of a presenter, actuating mechanism or advancing the presenter through measured distances to deliver gum into position to be applied to the work, and means for locking the presenter against reverse movenient.

20. A machine of the class described,

comprising means for holding gum, a rota' table presenter, and actuating mechanism for advancing the presenter to dellver gum into position to be taken od' by the work,

cadiere said machine having provision for" holding the presenter against rotary movement 1n either direction while gum is being removed l therefrom.

21. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for holding gum, said means being provided with a de-v livery opening, and gum delivering means Aarranged to be actuated for carrying gum 4through said opening, of a covering member independent of the gum holding means, and

means for supporting said member in position to seal the delivery opening whereby hardening of the gum on said delivering means and the adjacent parts is avoided.

Q2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a gum holder having a delivery opening and a transferring wheel for delivering gum through said opening, of a water pan and interlocking means cari'ied by the gum holder and water pan for sustaining the latterin position to protect the Oum on the exposed portion of said wheel and in the opening from drying.

23. In a machine of the class described, a gum holder and a rotary gum presenter arranged to permit work to be presented thereto by a movement longitudinally of the axis of rotation of the presenter, combined with means for rotating the presenter to bring different loaded portions thereof suc cessively into position to receive the work, and means for adjustably regulating the whole qtiantity of gum brought by the pre- Senter at each operation'into position to be taken by the Work.

24. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a gum holder and a rotary gum presenter arranged below the holder in position to receive gum therefrom, of a toothed distributer arranged in operative relation to the gum presenter.

25. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with means for holdingv gum, of a presenter constructed and arranged to bring gum into position to be applied to the work, and means for actuating the presenter through a predetermined distance and then arresting the movement ofthe presenter, whereby Aa regulated qualitity of gum is presented to the work at each operation of th'e machine.

26. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for holding gum, of a rotarypresenter constructed. an arranged to permit the gum to hev removed thereftiom by a movement of the rigidi rela tively tothe presenter, means for controlling the thickness of the layer of gum taken up by the presenter, and means for actuating .the presenter through a predetermined disthe combination with means for hlding gum, of a presenter arranged to receive gigi-in from the holder, means or advancing' t/l resenter, and means for limiting automat- 1cally the extent of each advance inorder to predetermine the'lextent of loaded area of the presenter made available for the Work at each'operation ofthe machine.

28. In a machine for applying gum to work, the combination with means for holding gunn'of a rotatable member forl receiving and presenting the gum and actuating means for causing said member to take' u gum and then to remain stationary whi e the gum is being 'applied to the work.

29.l In a machine for applying gum to work, the combination with means for holdmg gum, of a rotatable presenter constructed and arranged to receive and deliver-the gum,

and means for actuatin the presenter having provision for hol ing the presenter against rotary` movement while the gum is being applied tothe work.

30.*In a machine for applying gum to shoes, the combination with means for hold- 'K ing gum of a rotatable-member toreceive gum, from the present it to a shoe, and means tor actuating said member to ,take u .um and carry it into position to be applic to the shoe, said machine having provision for discontinuing the movement of the presenter whhile gum 1s being taken from it by the s oe.

31. In a machine of the class described,

gum an the combination with means for holding gum, a. gum resenter arranved to rece1ve o1dermeans ihr moving the presenter intermittently to bring a loaded portion thereof into` position for the gum to be applied to the work, and 'means for advancing the gum from the holder toward the presenter simultaneously with the movement of the presenter. l

32.l In a machine' for delivering adhesive, the tankt4, the roll 8 turni in the adhesive and rojectino' from the tan means to actuate t e roll, the members 54, 56 in the tank to maintain the adhesive ad'acent to the roll in condition toghe delivere by the roll, the chamber 6 having walls covering a portion of the peri hery of the roll in front and back thereo and the adjustable member for varying the size of the delivery opening.

33. A machine of the class described havriphery except at the delivery ing, in combination, a tank to vcontainfadheslve, a roll running in the adhesive and projecting from the tank to deliver adhesive', 'f

ineens* for inaintainin the adhesive in-- a" condition for delivery' y 'the roll, and roll i csv 34. A ymachinerof the class described hav- 4 ing, in combination, a tank to contain 'adhesive, a roll running in the adhesive and projecting from the tank to deliver adhesive, means for maintaining the adhesive Ain condition for delivery by the roll, and roll covn ering means extending from the tank about the periphery ofthe roll from ofpposite directions and terminating short o the delivery point to protect the adhesive on the peoint, and means for driving the delivery rol 35. A machine of the class described hav ing, in combination, :1,tank to contain adhesive2 a roll rnning in the adhesive and pro-A jecting from the tank -to deliver adhesive, means located within the tank to maintain the adhesive in condition to be transferred by the roll, and means extending from the tank to cover the projecting portion of the periphery 'of the roll at each side of the delivery lpolnt.

ing, in combination, a tank to contain adhema'chine of the class described hav- I slve, a narrow transferring wheel or roll.

'running in the tank to take u adhesive and rojectlng from the tank to eliver the adiiesive therefrom, means extending from the tank to cover'a portion of the eriphery of the roll at each side of the de ivery point, and arran d to, leave a comparatively short portion o the peripher therebetween exosed for delivery of a hesive, and means ior turning the roll.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 'two subscribing witnesses.

` l ORRELL ASHTON.

Witnesses:4 V i ARTHUR L. RUSSELL,

WELLS L. CHURCH. 

